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Claerwen

Claerwen, Powys, Wales

9.9 KM

We backtracked on this walk a couple of times, due to the boggy and flooded paths that we encountered, first alongside the River Claerwen and then in the Arban valley. In the end we opted to return to the Claerwen Dam and take the more established track next to the Claerwen Reservoir.

26 Dec 2021
Some Hills
3hrs, 45min (2hrs, 31min)
altitude Graph for claerwen walk

Elevation: Max 391m, Min 312m, Gain 79m

Pictures from the walk

view from the the top of the claerwen dam

The Claerwen Dam

river running through welsh mountain landscape in winter

The River Arban in winter

valley with river

The Arban valley

wall, path, walker and rainbow

Heading out on the path

winter view of claerwen reservoir

Claerwen Reservoir

track alonside the reservoir

Reservoir track

figures in silhouette walking across a dam

Figures atop the Claerwen Dam

rain and sun sweeping across a dam

Incoming rain at the Claerwen Dam

claerwen dam in the winter sunshine

Claerwen Dam

dam wall in winter sunshine

The brutal wall of the Claerwen Dam

all the walks

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